5.1 Plan Scope Management

Question 1

Which of the following describes the scope management plan?

a. How the scope will be identified, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.
b. How the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.
c. How the scope will be detailed, developed, monitored, and validated.
d. How the scope will be classified, developed, monitored, and validated.

Answer 1

b. How the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.

Plan Scope Management is the process of creating a scope management plan that documents how the project and product scope will be defined, validated, and controlled.

See Section 5.1 Plan Scope Management

Question 2

Which of the following plans can be formal or informal, broadly framed or highly detailed, based on the needs of the project?

a. Data management plan
b. Requirements management plan.
c. Quality management plan
d. Scope management plan.

Answer 2

d. Scope management plan

The scope management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.

See Section 5.1.3.1 Scope Management Plan

Question 3

What tasks should be part of the scope management plan?

a. Define stakeholder communication requirements
b. Create a project schedule and develop a plan to ensure that project deliverables are complete.
c. Define a strategy for handling scope change requests and create a work breakdown structure (WBS).
d. Prepare for performance measurements and identify detailed control thresholds.

Answer 3

c. Define a strategy for handling scope change requests and create a work breakdown structure (WBS).

The components of a scope management plan include:

• Process that enables the creation of the WBS from the detailed project scope statement;
• Process that establishes how the scope baseline will be approved and maintained;
• And Process that specifies how formal acceptance of the completed project deliverables will be obtained.

See Section 5.1.3.1. Scope Management Plan

Question 4

What is an output of Plan Scope Management?

a. Requirements management plan
b. Project charter
c. Quality management plan
d. Expert judgment

Answer 4

a. Requirements management plan

Outputs: scope management plan; requirements management plan.

See Section 5.1 Plan Scope Management;

Question 5

What is a tool and technique of Plan Scope Management?

a. Alternative analysis
b. Trend analysis
c. Process analysis
d. What-if scenario analysis

Answer 5

a. Alternative analysis

Tools and Techniques:

• expert judgment;
• data analysis (alternatives analysis);
• Meetings.

See section 5.1 Plan Scope Management

Additional Info:
Alternative Analysis: A technique used to evaluate identified options in order to select the options or approaches to use to execute and perform the work of the project.

Question 6

Which project assets are considered appropriate input(s) for the Plan Scope Management Process

Answer 6

1. Project Charter
2. Environmental factors
3. Organizational process assets
4. Project Management plan

Question 7

Which project assets are considered appropriate output(s) for the Plan Scope Management Process

Answer 7

1. Scope Management Plan

2. Requirements management plan.

Question 8

all of the following are true about the project scope management plan EXCEPT:

a. It describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.
b. It is not related to the project management plan
c. It can be formal or informal, broadly framed or highly detailed, based on the needs f the project.
d. It enables the creation of the WBS from the detailed project statement.

Answer 8

b. It is not related to the project management plan

The scope management plan is a component of the project management plan that describes how the scope will be defined, developed, monitored, controlled, and validated.

See Section 5.1.3.1 Scope Management Plan

Question 9

what is an input of Plan Scope Management?

a. Quality management plan
b. Stakeholder engagement plan.
c. Requirements management plan.
d. Performance measurement baseline.

Answer 9

a. Quality management plan

Inputs: project charter;

1. Project management plan ( quality management plan, project life cycle description, development approach);
2. Enterprise environmental factors;
3. and organizational process assets.

See Section 5.1 Plan Scope Management;